Hazards in Renton

Renton, Washington is susceptible to a variety of natural and human-caused or technological hazards. It's important to note that while some hazards are more common, the occurrence and intensity of these events can vary. Renton hazards are addressed more completely in the King County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan within the Renton Annex(PDF, 2MB) .

In Renton, our emergency plans address response and recovery for all hazards, and where possible, prevention and mitigation strategies to lessen the impact on our community:

Renton hazards can include:

• Civil disturbance
• Cyber incident
• Dam or levee failure
• Earthquake
• Flood
• Hazardous materials release (including fuel pipelines)
• Landslides/sinkholes/ground subsidence/coal mine collapse
• Public health emergency
• Severe weather (including windstorms, winter storms, extreme temperatures)
• Terrorism
• Tsunami/seiche
• Volcanic eruption (including ashfall and secondary flooding from distant lahars)
• Wildfires
• Other Hazards (including critical infrastructure failures or transportation emergencies) 

Know the risks your area so you can take positive steps to improve your own safety and wellbeing and be “Ready in Renton”!